Frank M. Shippee
Frank M. Shippee, age 86, of Quincy, died on Saturday, August 17, 2019 in Blessing Hospital Emergency Room. He was born on July 22, 1933 in Peoria, IL, the son of Charles and Ruth (Cramer) Shippee.
Frank attended Transitions Day Training Services. He loved to plant flowers and was the unofficial gardener/ groundskeeper at Quincy Terrace. Frank had the cutest grin ever.
Frank had five brothers and two sisters.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in Greenmount Cemetery. There is no visitation, but friends are invited to the graveside service. The Duker & Haugh Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
My heart once again goes out to the residents whom I took care of for over 21 years as I know they also besides myself will miss Frank. Frank was our Master Gardener and loved to get plants/flowers for his birthday and christmas. he always planted flowers and tomatoes all the years I worked at Quincy Terrace and was always proud to show anyone what he had grown. Ill never forget when I retired I gave each one of the residents something from me personally and frank was at the very end and he wanted my stocking hat really bad as i wore it there to visit the residents as it was in January and very cold outside. I gave Frank my hat and he had that very cute grin on his face when he thanked me. Id see him at workshop and he cried and asked me when I was coming back to work as he really missed me. I had to turn my head to wipe the tears from my eyes as that pulled on my heart strings.Frank was genuine. I will miss him very much. Sincerely J.R. Moran